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Cablegate: Afghanistan -- Travel of President's Special

Published: Sun 10 Aug 2003 10:11 AM
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Cable
Text:
UNCLASSIFIED
SIPDIS
TELEGRAM August 10, 2003
To: No Action Addressee
Action: Unknown
From: AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 3680 - PRIORITY)
TAGS: OVIP, OTRA
Captions: None
Subject: AFGHANISTAN -- TRAVEL OF PRESIDENT'S SPECIAL ENVOY
KHALILZAD
Ref: None
_________________________________________________________________
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 03680
SIPDIS
CXABU:
ACTION: POL
INFO: AMB DCM P/M ECON RSO
DISSEMINATION: POL
CHARGE: PROG
APPROVED: CDA:RALBRIGHT
DRAFTED: POL:JMAYBURY
CLEARED: NONE
VZCZCADI155
PP RUEHC RUEHKU RUEHDO RUEHBUL RUEHIL
DE RUEHAD #3680 2221011
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 101011Z AUG 03
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 1222
INFO RUEHKU/AMEMBASSY KUWAIT 0872
RUEHDO/AMEMBASSY DOHA 0987
RUEHBUL/AMEMBASSY KABUL 0132
RUEHIL/AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD 1203
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 003680
SIPDIS
STATE PASS TO NSC: REBECCA HANSON
SENSITIVE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OVIP OTRA KU QA TC AF
SUBJECT: AFGHANISTAN -- TRAVEL OF PRESIDENT'S SPECIAL
ENVOY KHALILZAD
REF: STATE 230168
1. (SBU) Shaykh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the President
of the UAE, is currently vacationing at his villa in France
near Geneva. We expect him to continue his vacation in
Morocco. Our MFA Protocol contacts were not able to
pinpoint his date of return to Abu Dhabi. Because of Sh.
Zayed's advanced age and uncertain health, meetings with
him are normally only confirmed at the last minute.
2. (SBU) Please advise if the NSC would like us to request
a meeting for the President's Special Envoy, Zalmay
Khalilzad, with Sh. Zayed or another UAEG official, such as
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan or
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hamdan bin Zayed Al
Nahyan, both of whom are expected to be in country during
the timeframe mentioned in reftel.
3. (U) Kabul minimize considered.
ALBRIGHT
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